Sewing Blog

15 Nov
2017
Our Interview With Dressmaker of the Year Winner Portia Lawrie

Earlier this year, Sew and our sister title Make It Today Dressmaker, launched the very first Dressmaker of the Year competition. As the second event gets away, we chat to Portia Lawrie, winner of the Customising category and the coveted title of Dressmaker of the Year overall, about her winning…

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10 Nov
2017
Meet the Maker Behind Pier&Palace

Before launching Pier&Palace, I didn’t realise the sheer amount of people who love PDF patterns. Turns out, it’s an awful lot!

We’ve been getting to know Karen Thacker, the founder of brand new indie pattern house Pier&Palace. We’re so impressed by everything this up and coming designer has done (spoiler alert: worldwide travel, wedding…

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1 Nov
2017
Join In Bernina’s Christmas Tree Campaign

Christmas offers so many stitchy opportunities to get creative, such as stitching your own festive tree decorations. They also make lovely gifts for others, showing that you are thinking of them and becoming treasured mementos to be brought out every year.

With this in mind, sewing machine brand Bernina is teaming…

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The Great British Sewing Bee Series 10: Episode Eight

11 Jul 2024

While there was some sort of football on the other side, we were engrossed in this week’s Sewing Bee (OK, we…

The Great British Sewing Bee Series 10: Episode Seven

4 Jul 2024

It may have been a day later than expected but Lingerie Week on The Great British Sewing Bee was worth…

The Great British Sewing Bee Series 10: Episode Six

26 Jun 2024

This week we welcomed mini models into the sewing room as it was Children’s Week on The Great British Sewing Bee…

The Great British Sewing Bee Series 10: Episode Eight

11 Jul 2024

While there was some sort of football on the other side, we were engrossed in this week’s Sewing Bee (OK, we…

The Great British Sewing Bee Series 10: Episode Seven

4 Jul 2024

It may have been a day later than expected but Lingerie Week on The Great British Sewing Bee was worth…

The Great British Sewing Bee Series 10: Episode Six

26 Jun 2024

This week we welcomed mini models into the sewing room as it was Children’s Week on The Great British Sewing Bee…

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